There are many idiots out there. I’ve been online since 1988 and there are still people who attack total strangers (usually women) in very odd ways. Just delete/block (if possible)/move one. Anyone who’d attack another person for their opinion in that way is simply not worth reading.

dkimmel

Oh, it’s not just women. The abuse I received for daring to dislike “Bridesmaides” and “The Lego Movie” has to be seen to be believed. I’m gratified when I hear from someone who said they disagree but they thought it was a fairly written expression of my opinion. The idiots are the ones who think critics are supposedly to be validating their opinions rather than expressing their own.

Don’t even feel bad, and don’t ever justify*. Just wield that banhammer with glee and aplomb!

OK, maybe simple justifications, like “Deleted because this dude’s an asshole. Bye, asshole dude!”, if you feel like taking the time.

cinderkeys

With a site this popular, I’m surprised you don’t get garbage like that daily. The internet tends to embolden such people. Delete-a-mundo.

Beowulf

Athough it doesn’t seem possible, there have always been as many jerks and bags of dicks around as there are today, but the ability to hide behind the Internet has injected their spew of hate into public arenas.